Malcolm X gave his famous speech called “The Ballot or the Bullet” in Cleveland, Ohio. The speech is about his opinion on the way the 'white man' treats African Americans in the United States, and it is time to fight back. In addition, he says all humans, no matter what race or religion, should be treated equally and given equal rights. Throughout the speech, the repetition of the words "the ballot or the bullet" forces the listener to keep that thought in his or her mind. This phrase becomes even more influential when at the end of the speech; Malcolm X explains exactly what he means by these words, and what the words should mean to the audience. (The ballot meaning freedom, and the bullet meaning violence used to obtain their equality if they do not get the ballot.) “The Ballot or the Bullet” served as Malcolm’s X wake-up call to black America, declaring that 1964 is the year were no longer filibustering will acceptable. Malcolm’s adamant logos and ethos manner along with his fiery diction to encourage the audience to reciprocate violence with violence.
Throughout his speech, Malcolm’s X use of logos, ethos, and pathos is apparent and extremely useful in getting his point across and causing excitement in his audience with regard to the change he is trying to make.
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His approach is to gain rights supported the idea that violence might be a necessary action to take in order to achieve the legitimate right to vote. He criticizes the current state of the civil rights movement by expressing his view that “struggle needs a new interpretation, a broader interpretation. We need to look at the civil-rights thing from another angle from the inside.” Malcolm X was an example of one of the reformers during this time that wanted progress to hurry up by whatever means would be the quickest and
Throughout his speech, Malcolm’s X use of logos, ethos, and pathos is apparent and extremely useful in getting his point across and causing excitement in his audience with regard to the change he is trying to make.
Malcolm X starts his speech with …show more content…
His approach is to gain rights supported the idea that violence might be a necessary action to take in order to achieve the legitimate right to vote. He criticizes the current state of the civil rights movement by expressing his view that “struggle needs a new interpretation, a broader interpretation. We need to look at the civil-rights thing from another angle from the inside.” Malcolm X was an example of one of the reformers during this time that wanted progress to hurry up by whatever means would be the quickest and